Early action changes everything.
Early action changes everything.
New research on children displaying harmful sexual behavior (HSB)
HSB is complex, rooted in children’s social worlds, and demands thoughtful, coordinated responses.
Based on an evidence review and consultations with nine global experts, this new report from Safe Futures Hub emphasizes that prevention, early identification, and supportive interventions are crucial if we are to protect children, support families, and break cycles of harm.
The report even lays out an actionable roadmap to scale the successes of innovative child abuse prevention programs and create a societal shift from a reactive, punitive paradigm to a holistic, rights-based approach grounded in prevention.
A recent scoping study provides a strong rationale for the development of an Australian online early intervention service modeled after our youth service, What's OK?.
The CDC's Center for Violence Prevention Research recently completed a study including a retrospective review of What's OK?'s advertising performance and website traffic concluding that WhatsOK's advertisements can be effective drivers of youth help-seeking behavior.
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